french fries & milk ice-cream// JENLISA ONESHOTS

it's you, whatever a moon has always meant

college au
title is from e.e cummings, i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)

//

It starts with a leak.

"Have you reported it to the residential manager?" Lisa asks when she comes back from class, and notices the bucket Jennie has placed on her bed to catch the leaking water.

"Yes," Jennie says morosely. "But she said they won't be able to fix it until Monday at the earliest!"

"Mm," Lisa says, apparently satisfied with just knowing that the leak will be fixed, completely uncaring of Jennie's wellbeing or her current situation at all.

"Lisa," Jennie groans. "Lisa, what am I supposed to do until Monday?"

Lisa eyes the bucket. "Work around it."

Jennie pouts at her. And then perks up as an idea comes to her. "What if-"

"No."

"You haven't even heard me out yet," Jennie grumbles, but dutifully keeps her bright idea to herself.

She was going to ask if Lisa would take pity on her and let her share her bed for the next two nights, but knowing Lisa, there's no chance that she will actually agree to it without Jennie having to pester her into it for the next few hours.

It's taken Jennie a whole semester to see through Lisa's stoic facade and recognise her for the big softy she actually is, but Jennie knows her now, and she is not above using it to her advantage.

"Lili," she says sweetly instead, "you haven't had dinner yet, have you? Jihyo texted me earlier to say that they have your favourite three-colour steamed eggs at the cafeteria tonight."

Lisa eyes her briefly, and Jennie beams at her to try to assuage Lisa's suspicions. She's not sure it works very well, but she's also not too worried because she knows Lisa will end up saying yes anyway.

Lisa picks up her keys. "Let's go."

*

"Eat your vegetables," Lisa says, the third time Jennie drops a stray piece of cauliflower onto Lisa's plate.

Jennie makes a face. "You know I only like certain vegetables," she whines.

Lisa levels her with a look, but blessedly doesn't say anything more on the subject. Instead, she starts to pick out all of her carrots and snowpeas, depositing them onto Jennie's plate.

Jennie grins at her. What did she say? Lisa is a Big Softy, and Jennie will fight anyone who disagrees.

She eats her carrots and snowpeas without much complain. Snowpeas are not exactly on her list of favourite vegetables, but they're acceptable enough that she will eat them if there are no other options. And there is no other option - she has to be on her best behaviour if she is to ask Lisa for a favour.

Right. Best behaviour.

She can do that. She can be the epitome of good behaviour.

Across them, Jisoo kicks at Jennie's shin. "Why do you have a very suspicious look on your face?"

Jennie rolls her eyes at her. "You always think I have a suspicious look on my face."

"That's because it's always true," Jisoo shoots back.

"Lisa doesn't think so!" Jennie says, and then nudges Lisa with her elbow. "Right, Lisa?"

"Mn," Lisa says, without looking away from her food, or stopping in her motions of picking out acceptable vegetables for Jennie, which is over and beyond what Jennie has learnt to expect of Lisa during mealtimes, considering how six months ago, she wouldn't even think to break her "no speaking during meals" rule to respond.